Denis Ten

Denis Ten launching his first ice show "Denis Ten&friends" and in a rather fancy company: Lambiel, Joubert, Slutskaya, Carolina, others. Rather fast, especiallly for the country which is not some ISU monster . The show will take place on May 25th in Astana (the tickets price made me giggle- about $7-$27 per ticket): http://vesti.kz/figure_skating/173724/

UPDATE MAY 2015

This is the place to gush about Denis Ten, world bronze medalist, Olympic bronze medalist, and former World silver medalist. Let Lori Nichol, his choreographer, begin the gushing for this amazing skater:

Lori Nichol, the Canadian choreographer who has long collaborated with Carroll, has become one of Ten’s muses.

“The way his blade touches the ice and the way he moves his body through space on the ice is highly individual,” she said. “And his passion is not just throwaway passion. It’s this really deep, profound passion, and when he lets it out, I’ve been reduced to tears in practice sometimes because, oh, my God, I get blown away. I’ve worked at a high level and never seen anyone like it.”

Here's to the current World and Olympic bronze medalist and former World silver medalist!

Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2013/2014
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens

Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2013/2014
The Young Lady and the Hooligan by Dmitri Shostakovich

Denis never exceeded his Worlds 2013 scores during the 2013-14 season and suffered a number of injuries. His best scores for the season were for his bronze medal performances at the Olympics:
16 84.06 Denis TEN KAZ XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 13.02.2014
7 171.04 Denis TEN KAZ XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 14.02.2014
7 255.10 Denis TEN KAZ XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 14.02.2014

2011-12
Music Short Program / Short Dance as of season 2011/2012
Elegie op. 3 No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2011/2012
Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla

Denis' best scores for the season occurred at Worlds and 4CCs:
Personal Best Total Score 229.70 31.03.2012 World Championships 2012
Personal Best Score Short Program 77.73 09.02.2012 Four Continents Championships 2012
Personal Best Score Free Skating 153.70 31.03.2012 World Championships 2012

2009-10
Music Short Program / Original Dance as of season 2009/2010
Sing Sing Sing by Louis Prima
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2009/2010
Paso Doble
Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo

Personal Best Total Score 211.43 26.03.2009 World Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Short Program 77.40 World Championships 2010
Personal Best Score Free Skating 142.89 26.03.2009 World Championships 2009

at worlds 2010
total 202.46
sp 77.40
fs 125.06

Denis' best score for the year was at the Olympics. No video available
26 211.25 Denis TEN KAZ XXI Olympic Winter Games 2010 18.02.2010

2008-09
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2008/2009
Flamenco
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (soundtrack)
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2008/2009
Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Personal Best Total Score 211.43 26.03.2009 World Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Short Program 68.54 25.03.2009 World Championships 2009
Personal Best Score Free Skating 142.89 26.03.2009 World Championships 2009

During this year, only season total best scores were kept by the ISU. Denis was 17th high for the year.
17 211.43 Denis TEN KAZ World Championships 2009 26.03.2009

2007-08 SP Music: "Flamenco" & music from the Once Upon a Time in Mexico soundtrack by Brian Setzer
FS Music: "Peer Gynt Suite" by Edvard Grieg

2006-07
SP Music: "Fantasy" from the theme of Faust by Charles Gounod
FS Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Mask by Randy Edelman and "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller; "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Summertime" by George Gershwin

Lori Nichol, the Canadian choreographer who has long collaborated with Carroll, has become one of Ten’s muses.

“The way his blade touches the ice and the way he moves his body through space on the ice is highly individual,” she said. “And his passion is not just throwaway passion. It’s this really deep, profound passion, and when he lets it out, I’ve been reduced to tears in practice sometimes because, oh, my God, I get blown away. I’ve worked at a high level and never seen anyone like it.”

He is also studying English as he pursues a business degree at the Kazakh-British Technical University in Almaty.